launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line.md

title	Launching GitHub Desktop from the command line
shortTitle	Launching from the command line
intro	You can launch GitHub Desktop from the command line.
redirect_from	/desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/overview/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line
versions	fpt ghec ghes * * *
category	Configure and customize GitHub Desktop

{% mac %}

1. In the menu bar, select the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} menu, then click Install Command Line Tool.

2. Open Terminal.

3. {% data reusables.desktop.launch-desktop-from-command-line %}

   github /PATH/TO/REPO

   You can also change to your repository path and then type github . to open that repository.

   $ cd /PATH/TO/REPO
   [repo]$ github .

{% endmac %}

{% windows %}

1. Open a command prompt.

2. {% data reusables.desktop.launch-desktop-from-command-line %}

   C:\Users\octocat> github PATH\TO\REPO

   You can also change to your repository path and then type github . to open that repository.

   C:\Users\octocat> cd REPO\MY-REPO
   C:\Users\octocat\repo\myrepo> github .

{% endwindows %}